Another brisk winter morning in Richmond saw 8 faithful post to rise to LG’s challenge to do a “real man’s workout”. With some great fellowship and chatter along the way, the group seemed to enjoy this good ol’ beatdown. THE THANG Jog to front of park near the old schoolhouse. COP – SSH x25, Merkins x11, Hello Dolly x17, Rosalia x16 (missing one exercise?) Take a jog on the path along Pouncey Tract Rd toward the track, cross over the track to the bottom of the biggest & baddest hill at this AO. Start at baseline and do Jacob’s Ladder OYO –…
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Five of the Faithful initially posted for the ShovelFlag planting in the #gridiron Gloom and were soon joined by four more Faithful who needed an additional dose of #redpill after a solid #dogpile #beatdown. The temperature was a refreshing 20 degrees. THANG: Mosey to front Diamond for COP: Welcome and Disclaimer 20x SSH, 20x Freddy Mercury’s, 20x Don Quixote’s, and 20x Squats Mosey to LF Pole for Pole to Pole/1B to 3B circuits: Run to RF Pole and 10 Burpees Karaoke or back run to 1B skin edge Sprint to 3B skin edge and 10 jump squats Karaoke or back…
10 Faithful posted for a wet, extra gloomy Saturday morning in strip mall nation…and welcomed 2 belated Faithful who double dipped at DogPile (DD). Lug Nut on Q Slaughtor Starter – everyone must do before beginning 10 burpees Mosey to the bus loop circle COP 20x SSH 21x lbc 20x imperial walkers 20x don quixotes mosey to back baseball field Escelator Pusharama – baseball field backstop 10 x merkins lap around the infield 20 x merkins lap around infield 30 x merkins lap around infield plank mosey to softball field backstop Escelator Cruncharama – softball field backstop 30 x lbc…
When: 1/17/15 QIC: Wilson The PAX: Johnsonville, Conspiracy, Doner Kebab, Trophy (FNG), Iron (FNG), Lugnut, Chum Bucket, Earthworm, Loose Goose, Wilson. Ten made an appearance at the #Gridiron workout! With two in BEAST mode! Well done by Conspiracy & Chum for making it to TWO workouts! TWO FNG’s braved the relatively early/chilly morning for their first work out. Welcome Trophy & Iron! The Thang: Normal greeting and anticipation around the flag. Mosey to track. Q wanted two laps, but PAX was lagging! Only ¾ lap! The first diversion from the Wenkie! Circle Up – Disclaimer – Cause we had…
6 faithful posted for a glorious Saturday Gridiron workout. We anticipated late arrivals from those attending the earlier morning workout at #DogPile. The Thang: Chum Bucket Q Mosey to school soccer field for COP 25 SSHs 25 Imperial Walkers 25 Windmills Stand in squat position while passing rugby ball around the circle Jog around soccer field to school football field for the Ball and Half Beast Start at 50 yard line and jog to south end zone while passing the rugby ball Turn around and return to the 50 From the 50, run towards the north end zone completing 6…
As this was an “exploratory” test run for a new AO at Byrd Park, I encouraged the PAX to relax and breathe easy to help this go more smoothly. It was a frosty morning for our little experiment, but I think we learned a lot and will be at it again next week. THANG: Mosey to Carillon circle for warm-up: Split Jumps, Larry Craigs, Mtn Climbers, bicycles Mosey to VITA for to start the course: 3×10 pull-ups while your partner does squats mosey to rope where YHC and one other failed miserably on a rope climb. YHC is blaming that…
12 posted for what might have been a downpour but ended up being a downright pleasant morning. Spirits were high as YHC started an industry standard warm-up and then headed for the playground. THANG: Mosey to lower field to learn it was closed. YHC wonders if this is because of our intrepid bunch of ground scratchers. Mosey to field inside track for COP: SSH, clerkins, sit-ups, mtn climbers Mosey to playground for 3x: 10 supine pull-ups, 20 dips, 20 marching planks Mosey to baseball field for quick dash through the woods and back to the park where we ascended “the…
12 PAX, including two guests from NC, showed up for the GridIron on Saturday. The THANG: Cousteau Q Half mile warm-up run from the park, around the school, and around to the school soccer field COP SSHs Ass-Kickers (right lunge, left lunge, down to a merkin and back to lunge position) LBCs Rosalitas Flutter kicks Football field circuit Partner carries 25 yards each, duck walk 25 yards, and bear crawl 25 yards Complete 4 times Tunnel of Love – bunny hops to the tunnel and bear crawl through Two 100 meter sprints on the track, jogging the corners in between…
The Gloom offered a pleasant mid-30s temperature when Lugnut planted the Shovel Flag. Amidst the season of Advent, 9 of the Faithful and 1 FNG were prepared to celebrate. THANG: Mosey to north side of school and lower GridIron, with Earthworm at the Q: Welcome and Disclaimer 20x SSH, 20x Freddy Mercury’s, 20xWindmills, and 15x Squats Mosey to back of school – vicinity of covered bus stop pillars (henceforth, the “Pillars”) for COP: OYO “40s” – alternating Merkins (30, 25, 20, 15, and 10) and Dolly’s (10, 15, 20, 25, and 30) with slalom runs on the Pillars OYO “40s”…
Thirteen of the faithful posed on a lovely December morning. There is nothing like starting the weekend with Gloom. THE THANG: Toga Q: Mosey to track for 800m warmup. Mosey to soccer field for COP: 20 split jumps, 10 plange merkins (hands rotated out), 15 sit-ups Run to end of files to start Al Carmichael: run length of field with rounds of 11 reps for each exercise: merkins, LBC, Imperial walkers, SSH, burpees, split jumps Mosey to hill by cricket field for “The Bear Went Over the Mtn”: partner up with one partner doing exercise (merkins, LBC, side lunges) while…